Dive into a hilariously elaborate Rube Goldberg machine that transforms the simple act of drinking water into a theatrical spectacle of chain reactions. From bouncing balls to cascading levers, this ...

Since then, Rube Goldberg contests have been held throughout the world — challenging participants to create the most complicated contraptions using what Goldberg defined as six simple machines ...

When one hears the name Rube Goldberg, one concept instantly comes to mind: those fun machines that complete simple tasks in overly complicated and humorous ways.

According to the Rube Goldberg Institute for Innovation and Creativity, these machines “solve simple problems in the most ridiculously inefficient way possible.” ...

For simple problems, sometimes a complicated solution is better. Well, maybe not better, but certainly more entertaining. Rube Goldberg machines are complex, often humorous devices built to ...

“A Rube Goldberg machine is, essentially, an overly complicated, hopefully humorous, chain reaction machine that does a very simple task at the end,” said Jennifer George, a fashion designer ...

Simple. This approach to ... “What really makes something a Rube Goldberg, what sets it apart and above, is that humor or that ridiculous nature,” said Mr. Umperovitch, ...

Thimmesh's latest work, "SMASH, CRASH, TOPPLE, ROLL! The Inventive Rube Goldberg: A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines," was released on May 6.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new exhibit in Burlington celebrates the use of complex machines for simple tasks. “Rube Goldberg: The World of Hilarious Invention” opens to the public on Saturday ...